"I was a proud original co-sponsor of the Recovery Act legislation – but along with the opportunity to heal our

ailing economy, we have the monumental challenge of ensuring that American tax payers’ dollars are used wisely

and not squandered. The risk of fraud increases when billions of dollars go out the door quickly. This is the painful

lessons of Iraq war spending and spending in response to Katrina where billions were lost to fraud. Fraud experts

estimate that U.S. organizations lose 7% of revenues to fraud and waste. When applied to the stimulus package,

that amounts to a whopping $55 billion in American tax dollars potentially wasted."

-- Chairman Edolphus Towns, Opening Statement from Hearing on Preventing Stimulus Waste and Fraud, March 19, 2009

House Committee on Science and Technology

Follow the Money Part II: Government and Public Resources for Recovery Act Oversight Hearing (May 5, 2009)

Follow the Money: Accountability and Transparency in Recovery Act Science Funding (March 19, 2009)

Helpful Links

Recovery.gov

• There's An App for That

Recovery.org

Small Business Administration Recovery Act Opportunities: How to Win Federal Contracts

BroadbandUSA

FedBizOpps.gov

USAspending.gov

Grants.gov

• Recovery Act Webinar Series

Federal Watchdog

Recovery Act Transparency and Accountability Board (RAT Board)

Citizen Watchdogs

Adopt a Stimulus Project

Coalition for an Accountable Recovery

FedSpending.org

Recovery Tracker

ShovelWatch 

Stimulus Watch

Tools and Resources for Reporting the Stimulus

Tracking States' Spending Sites

News Stories

Web Site Collects Data on Stimulus